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My KW shafts arrived this week & I got to play with them. The bottomline for any readers possibly interested in Kielwood shafts is simply this. I wish I had done this years ago and all my cues had a Kielwood shafts. But since that’s not the case and I still prefer ivory ferrules despite not...

Well, i got to play with my new shafts today. Much better than I expected. Got no complaints about deflection even though the shafts are uncored. The taper is exquisite, finish is satin smooth, the Kamui Black Clear Soft tips installation is flawless and the weight is four ounces (4 ozs.) that’s...

The thread about numbers in Aramith pool balls being able to be felt from raising seems incredulous. I know it can happen with pool cue designs but I never heard, nor imagined, this happening with balls.

I tried playing with 3 different versions of Dynasphere pool balls. There’s only one version I’d consider ever getting. But aside from being less expensive than a new set of Centennials, quality is surely not better nor more attractive.

I have never seen nor heard of any Aramith set of pool balls, even the lowest priced versions, ever manifest a problem or complaint about being able to feel the design. It is not like rings or inlays that are installed in a cue by the cue maker. I am sure Aramith would tell you this doesn’t...

The Cue Gallery is a good place to post a new thread with photos of the cue and include your best attempt at describing it & any provenance details if it was inherited versus purchased. Close up photos help a lot in determining likely market value.

I was surprised how 12.6mm felt different and more comfortable in my closed bridge than a 12.5mm. I don’t know why but it felt better. I realize my fingers can’t discern a 1mm difference but it really did feel different and more suited to a closed bridge.

You were the 1st cue maker that contacted me after I originally ordered shafts that turned out too light. As it turns out, Jacoby Cues was successful and built two flat faced 4 oz. Kielwood shafts. They had my order confused with another and the shafts I was told were 3.6 ozs. actually were 4...

If the cue is a full splice, it was custom ordered so in all likelihood the customer specified what tip to use.

Thanks……after I get the shafts, I’ll post more details but you hit the nail squarely on its head. 3.7-3.8 ozs isn’t uncommon but to get shafts this heavy, it does come down to the blanks. He purchased over four hundred last time and proceeded to remeasure and weigh each one categorizing the...

The ferrule is 5/8” length and I let the cue maker pick the material to ensure he had complete control over the build since weight was important. I’ll get around to asking him. Shafts are 29” length and I can see now that 30” would likely have turned out too heavy. Normally it is not how much...

It can be done….3 Kielwood shafts….Solid wood and no weight was added…two shafts (12.6mm) weighing 4.1 ozs, one shaft (12.75mm) weighing 4.2 ozs…all 3 shafts are 29” length. The shafts are in transit at this very moment. Here’s a photo the cue maker sent. So to all those Doubting Thomas...

Just notified that 3 KW shafts are in transit to me right now. Two are mine and the other is for a close friend that jumped on my wagon train after learning a heavier uncored version could be built without adding any weight at the collar. It has taken awhile to finally see the finish line on...

More than a decade ago, I was given advice by Shooter08. I was unhappy with playing Kamui Black Clear medium because the tip glazed too much & required frequent scuffing. I was going to try a different brand until Tom told me to try Kamui Black Clear that was softer than Kamui Black & to try a...

This is awful and terrible…….I never heard about this and shame on me. I never got to speak with or meet Garten. As a cue maker, I’ve admired his workmanship since I first laid eyes on cues he’s produced. As a person, I cannot imagine how depressing it must be to suffer vision loss. As a...

Perhaps not……cored KW shaft weights can vary based on the blank selected. My reason for wanting an uncored KW shaft is I believe matching a KW shaft weight to my orig. maple shafts is very important. I’ve played pool for longer than most readers have lived so deflection is really not worrisome...

It is a 5/16x14 joint so the metal receiver in the shaft collar adds xtra weight. I posted a photo of a 4.01 oz KW shaft I borrowed that’s 30” but is all wood. You have to search for cue makers that can build heavier KW shafts that are always lighter after torrefication. The KW shafts I’ve...

Next week my cue maker is shipping my KW shafts. Been playing with a borrowed KW shaft made by the same cue maker the past 3 weeks. It’s a inch longer than the 29” shafts I had built that aren’t cored but happens to be the weight I want that matches my orig. maple shafts. It’s taken awhile to...

Would you install this on any cue you own? If yes, when did you have your vision last checked for color blindness? $5.00…..looks like crap both before & after installation….Did all the alternative brands cost too much? Good Luck.

It’s a darn good price for a Kielwood shaft and Jim is a exquisite cue maker.